Modern Era · North America · Politics

1966

Miranda rights

1966

The US Supreme Court ruled in Miranda v. Arizona that criminal suspects must be told of their right to remain silent and to have an attorney before being questioned. Police grumbled; television cop shows embraced the new ritual. The words you have the right to remain silent entered the American vocabulary and prime time.

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Before and after in North America

Before: November 9, 1965: Northeast blackout
After: July 23, 1967: Detroit rebellion

Before and after in Politics

Before: 1965: Indonesian anti-communist massacres
After: July 23, 1967: Detroit rebellion

Era

Modern Era (1901–2000), one of 590 events from that era on Saeculum.